, 1887-05-26

HIS "REMINISCENCES or THE FALL
OF TrE CCNFEOERACY.

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Cf F- CS'NT IJ-'tSCf.
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h'>'"~~"i ID" '''i. '.-"- -:'"--N h""'"r's
Journey with Alexander Stephens and
jefferson Davis l.. t1,.. .,..riI,rrn Prisons.
SPECIAL '''T.-l .nt-E.'I
NA~HIEaIoN. March 81.
had a chat with Gen Tp,. Wheel r. the
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""s "i TIE most r.ii.'l- characters IN III"
~.W,A. II" Is short ami slim, nervous AMI
WHY. and ha doe, uu. wei-h an tod over II
F.,uu,.s. lie has IIa..!. hair. . darl, complex
lem l-s,rr l,I. "a, ewes a,.I a r1U IIarI, beard
sr.f, which tI. oi.gy Is fast crr,niIr He
f.-.- ~, r--,- ..r,-.- o.-I yyaor- III, Prince.
AE.rf r,,..r Irt-f,.,..I tfrtrv around his little
.r..,.. ,,tgr...- ia I,l, smaller. til..n ever IL
....,..r.r.E- doc mot r..r, r5.h for dress and
.........- a soft La.. which he now cruy,g-
.r..,,, r,.., lis head 1..y .fif, in the rorIrt
..E his ,g,rca..t and now carries about uudr,.
.I-ar4u. Tris q very rouuIlr nan among
f.lf,,gys IqsT,tl..r,.- gf rbrsuob about him
s,.I * %. ,r..-,rr 81 ,-.,n,erglriouuIi,t rs Won
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Cen Vyrn.- A., career j., one Of the most TO
rr,rti.. of tho. described IN tlle congressional
directory. ..r-4.Iuara Of West Point. he
...,.-! 10, Iafl.a. and New Mexico rs a lieu
tenant rlf.,I. +, 7-ii II. thcu resigned and
f..r.9 rfra T,-rf.-l.-- and wa, made a
.-.ft.slgns Of artillery i'm lie Confederate
ARMY He ,.9, then only, -, wears old. He
...., ufa.g.f.l ,--q;l and .g.,,,iu and rron the
d#-h cf Cen Zh Stuart he became the
-..4.al. cavaIry General Of the Confederate
..,-r. H.. ,..r. fg fact tlln T,Iii sheridan of
rh, sor-h. a-I IT,. ,...f....r.t, congress
,.,--I "a infnt resolution thanking him for his
-u.r.,.~, in his military operations. After the
,,,i-.,,as oy.I. h, won't ia.I, TO Alabama and
Ja.-.mc a LAWYER and a cotton planter. He
ao-y lives in the l.apid!v fsyels,,inc REGIONS of
,ln new south. ana as eogllsa ure;t amount
IT IguI there br i, IrrnI,3hlv \ very wealthy
iI1u. | ,.,attpd with him about his cxperi-
ilfe; ot tI,. inn. Of the fail of the Colfr,ler-
a,., Il. told me of an interview he had with
President Davis mt Char.Iotfe n C. inst
ort.r. Gen Joe Johnston had SURRENDERED to
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Mr. Davis had removed fine government
tn C,,rl-+, H.. had a NORTON, Of his cabinet
,,itI, him, and yvas s,;rrnun,Jed hv NIL fine
/ nar.,rs,.g,.,Ii, nf n0i,a We called him Mr.
President and he cave. us his orders and Iii
r..f..I his. .,,ta,.. t lo .l,.I, tLiuc,s as he
tl,,.,.i,t h,.,t remember tIIt Hreckinridc,.
was !,,r,, ,,S tIla ,..rrf1,-,- of Ua. Reauau as
( uo,fu,1-t..,, General and others Gen Wade
/ U.p,t,.,,, and ,,,,s,If ,yara coIla1 i'm IN sop
[ Mr.. Dnyi, MT TN. time the members Of
! his cabinet yyer,. with him. After dis
russiucr tba situatiou with the c,biuet he
/ allied me IN him and toIJ mo he had
| la.iI.l Ia NOV. IN C,I..sI,.rou.h y q
.
! I,ar. Itban hai r-.ht b,io-,,Ia. ,n,Inr NM,
s,ur i,arn, l,,,I ,.r,, +, Charlotte had Son
/ hot the soldiers considered the war over. and
Joni,ted nv y,iIjt,- f., I,nI1 them to,n,iI,.
! I tnII Mr. Davis tho siru,,inn .'Tbn srI,Ii,rS
.,il .tJ,;ul, tI,,t tI,, ,v,. j. over and dnu,t
,.Ijave tIev win remain j., tbe ser.,-;,, ,rurh
oua,r,. conrot I,,ir,r NV cptira COM
,.nJ to C,I,e.I,o,o,.rh lint cam cnIist
pou.b Of tba best u,,n Ior. auv uev eur.r-
a., NAV Inv, ON hand and hrina tbern
| - amy Mont Won may ,.l,onsa douht how
,y-,,. whether. C1'-.sin.,u.rI, would Inc a GOOD
| ,of,,t Ga, S.,,,T,,o,, i ,,,o,-iuo, ,,,stXyori
, EortI, C,,,oIfpo viii, his troons ond the
Inc. viii n. ,,s..,,,.i.I barora Won oct tbarn
,Tso totJ AT,. Da,-is tlot if he inferdad To
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| -, ,,,,,,o,,lI ,,-;tI, lin, ~ Iii xro,,Id Of
,ont ottaution and cou.t battle 7 advised
in, q, al, ,,, ,,,, of y f,,,- ,i,I,aI ,,,a,
| md If La ,rns I.t,,,,,irsI IA bo,,e =. Io,,,,,.
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..Ir - ,Io1or ,irI,aI mon vino cnuII siI in his
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,r,Ie.,.I Rr.cl.a,,ri,Ia, I;s soc,,ata,,y or var
] a hove ~ onn borsa sI,oas cont ibarn .n,
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r he tI,o,,,gI,t In cc,II Iin. his two h,.isaI,
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s,y,a,d CoI,asI,ororTb bnt coon ,c
,.sivsd an o-,Is,. fr9ri Da,-is 70 ,,rocaaI
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,nI Do,-i, ori hi ,aI,fn,t ba,I I'm Ill,
giobt At Yo,I,viIIa I storrod .7I Lo,,.
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.n,na to le,. bo,,s liza 50 ,nI t,,CI s,,,,,.,,.
,ritb H.. About ,,,iin;rtt tI,at ,,;rIt e.,
Uomnton came to YorLEyiIIa and the naxt
Law / received n mote from Mrs Hnmnton
Mrs. Hampton came down STAIRS To see me,
apparently very much affected 10y the Situa-
ton. She told me of Cen. Hampton'S arrival,
and III few moments Wade Hampton ap-